Cut open the cruelty of artillery fire! WWI trench model

The movie "Operation Dunkirk" takes the Dunkirk evacuation as the background and re-presents the miraculous retreat of the British troops from the Dunkirk beaches during the Second World War before everyones eyes. The director Christopher Nolan abandoned CG special effects and shot in real scenes, allowing the audience to feel the reality and cruelty of war more personally.

In the past few years, artist Andy Belsey has also used war as the theme, creating a series of models of trench warfare in World War I. He used cigarette boxes, clay paint and other everyday objects to replicate battles one after another. Although the scale of trench warfare has been reduced, the sense of immersion has not been compromised.

Trench warfare is a form of warfare that uses trenches that are lower than the ground to protect soldiers. It was used extensively during World War I and almost became synonymous with World War I. Often soldiers would place tight barbed wire, mines and other obstacles around trenches to avoid enemy artillery fire. Belsey chose to cross-cut the trench and lead everyone to observe the structure, material, and geographical relationship of the trench with the enemy from different angles. The audience can feel the imminent battle situation without going to the battlefield or wearing 3D glasses.

Prototype created by Andy Belsey.